Faculty in Regulation of Gene Expression

Cris ArguesoAssistant Professor (Bioagricultural Sciences & Pest Management); Ph.D. Cornell University 2004. The work in my laboratory focuses on unraveling the molecular mechanisms by which plant hormones regulate plant immunity and plant growth in the context of environmental change. We use a systems biology approach to integrate genetics and transcriptomics data to identify gene networks that regulate plant adaptation to both biotic and abiotic stresses.

David D. Frisbie
Associate Professor (Biomedical Sciences); Ph.D.; Colorado State University, 1999. In vitro and in vivo approaches to diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal disease with an emphasis on molecular and surgical techniques.

Tai Montgomery
Assistant Professor (Biology); Ph.D. Small non-coding RNAs and their roles in heterochromatin formation, transcriptional elongation, translation of mRNAs, and sorting of RNAs within a cell.

We are interested in understanding how gene expression is regulated during embryogenesis and how it impacts eventual cell fate. We use genomics, molecular biology, and computational approaches to probe these questions in the model nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans.

Christie PeeblesAssistant Professor (Chemical and Biological Engineering); Ph.D., Rice University, 2008. The use of plant metabolic engineering to produce important pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. The engineering of photoautotrophs for the production of bio-based chemicals and fuels.